Extensible bed-bottom



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'B'X-TENSIB'LB BED BOTTOM.

Patented Dee. 25, 1894.

UNITE STATES PATENT Fries.

AUGUST H. IFREESE, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

'EXTENSIBLE 'B ED-BOTTOM.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters mat mag a, dated December 25,1894.

Application filed August 27,1894. Serial No. 521.355. (No modem lower level than the rails of the bedstead and when not in use will contract so' as to occupy a comparatively small space.

The invention consists of a series of bars arranged in pairs the ends of which are secured to hangers adapted to fit the rails of the bedstead the bars of each pair being secured to the ad} acent pair by a single central rivet, a hanger being secured to each of the end bars whereby the bed bottom is held ex tended when in use.

The invention also consists in securing a series of spiral springs to said bars as herein after fully described and pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings: Figure 1-- represents a perspective view of a bed bottom embodying my invention exj tended and applied to a bedstead. Fig. 2-

is a view of the bed bottom in a contracted po-' sition. Fig. 3- is a View of a portion of one pair of bars and a hanger drawn to a larger scale. Fig. 4. is a view of a bed bottom with the bars extending longitudinally ofthe bedstead. Fig. 5 shows a portion of one of the bars with a spiralspring attached thereto.

A, A, represent flat metal bars bent at each end at rightan'gles. These bars are set edgewise and arranged in pairs their ends being secured to hangers B. The pairs of bars that I are intended for the ends are each also provided with a central hanger by which they are attached to the head and foot rail of a bedstead. The intermediate pairs of bars are secured one to the other by a single rivet a, thus forming a series of elliptical springs. The hangers B are bent over at their upper ends at right angles and then bent down at right angles so as to form a hook, that fits overthe bedstead rails, the lip b, preventing the same from slipping off,as will be best seen in Fig. 1 where the extensible bed .bot-

tom is'shown applied to a bedstead C. When the bed bottom is not held extended the bars A, will straighten out and draw all the side hangers together as shown in Fig. 2, thus occupying but a very small space.

Spiral springs D, may be secured to the bars A, as shown in Fig. 3 thus forming an extensible bed bottom and bed spring.

In caseswhere it is desired to have a bed bottom to fit bedsteads of difierent widths I arrange the pairs of bars longitudinally of the bedstead as shown in Fig. 4., in which case each pair of bars would be fitted with a hanger at each end to prevent it from tipping and I prefer to secure a straight bar A, at each side to which several hangers are attached. In cases where it is desired to use longit'd nal bars in a bed bottom for a bedsteadofira given width, a central flat bar A maybejemployed to give additional strength but in all ordinary cases this bar would not be required.

It will be seen that by the above construction a bedstead bottom is produced that can be expanded to cover the space between the bedstead rails, to support a spring or mattress and when not in use will-be contracted so as to occupy a very small space and to which bedstead bottom spiral springs may be secured to form both a bed bottom and spring.

' What I claim is- An extensible bedstead bottom consisting of a number of pairs of bars .set vertically each pair being attached at each end to a hanger adapted to fit onto a bedstead rail,

CHAS. STEERE, EDWIN PLANTA. 

